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Jesus once said to someone "let the dead bury the dead." What did He mean by that?
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- 3. Luke 9:27-62 (NIV) As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” He said to another man, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
- 4. Luke 9:27-62 (NIV) Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.” Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”
- 5. Following Christ is Costly
- 6. Following Christ is Costly •Deny Yourself
- 7. Following Christ is Costly •Deny Yourself •Take Up Your Cross
- 8. Following Christ is Costly •Deny Yourself •Take Up Your Cross •Follow Me
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- Jesus said if you follow me just remember I am homeless. Jesus was not making a home in this earth, his life here was not about achieving comfort but about doing the will of His Father. Jesus did have times of comfort, it was not that comfort is wrong but it is not His highest value. This man may have wanted to fulfill the oldest son’s duty to bury the father, to be near the father in order to obtain an inheritance, or to remain near the body of his father for up to one year to rebury the bones, a practice of some Jews at the time. In any event, Jesus’ answer makes clear that this request would have involved putting tradition or the disciple’s own desires ahead of serving Jesus. But who are “the dead” whom Jesus referred to as being the ones to bury their own dead? The word dead is used in this passage in two different senses. It is apparently a paradox and is used very effectively. The Jews used the word dead often to express indifference toward a thing or to express that something has no influence over us. To be dead to the law (Romans 7:4), to be dead to sin (Romans 6:11), means that the law and sin have no influence or control over us. We are free from them and act as though they are not. (https://www.gotquestions.org/let-dead-bury-dead.html). What legitimate reasons withhold you from following Christ. Following Christ is a life long commitment. You don’t begin and then stop, you go on. To follow Christ must produce a harvest and if you don’t stay engaged and follow through then you will not produce the much more fruit of John 15. It takes staying power. Like Eugene Peterson said it is about long obedience in the same direction. To follow Christ is an everyday, everywhere I go activity. It is living a live wherein my following of Christ is integrated in every part of my life. Every activity and thought is about Him and His kingdom.
- Jesus said if you follow me just remember I am homeless. Jesus was not making a home in this earth, his life here was not about achieving comfort but about doing the will of His Father. Jesus did have times of comfort, it was not that comfort is wrong but it is not His highest value. This man may have wanted to fulfill the oldest son’s duty to bury the father, to be near the father in order to obtain an inheritance, or to remain near the body of his father for up to one year to rebury the bones, a practice of some Jews at the time. In any event, Jesus’ answer makes clear that this request would have involved putting tradition or the disciple’s own desires ahead of serving Jesus. But who are “the dead” whom Jesus referred to as being the ones to bury their own dead? The word dead is used in this passage in two different senses. It is apparently a paradox and is used very effectively. The Jews used the word dead often to express indifference toward a thing or to express that something has no influence over us. To be dead to the law (Romans 7:4), to be dead to sin (Romans 6:11), means that the law and sin have no influence or control over us. We are free from them and act as though they are not. (https://www.gotquestions.org/let-dead-bury-dead.html). What legitimate reasons withhold you from following Christ. Following Christ is a life long commitment. You don’t begin and then stop, you go on. To follow Christ must produce a harvest and if you don’t stay engaged and follow through then you will not produce the much more fruit of John 15. It takes staying power. Like Eugene Peterson said it is about long obedience in the same direction. To follow Christ is an everyday, everywhere I go activity. It is living a live wherein my following of Christ is integrated in every part of my life. Every activity and thought is about Him and His kingdom.
- Jesus said if you follow me just remember I am homeless. Jesus was not making a home in this earth, his life here was not about achieving comfort but about doing the will of His Father. Jesus did have times of comfort, it was not that comfort is wrong but it is not His highest value. This man may have wanted to fulfill the oldest son’s duty to bury the father, to be near the father in order to obtain an inheritance, or to remain near the body of his father for up to one year to rebury the bones, a practice of some Jews at the time. In any event, Jesus’ answer makes clear that this request would have involved putting tradition or the disciple’s own desires ahead of serving Jesus. But who are “the dead” whom Jesus referred to as being the ones to bury their own dead? The word dead is used in this passage in two different senses. It is apparently a paradox and is used very effectively. The Jews used the word dead often to express indifference toward a thing or to express that something has no influence over us. To be dead to the law (Romans 7:4), to be dead to sin (Romans 6:11), means that the law and sin have no influence or control over us. We are free from them and act as though they are not. (https://www.gotquestions.org/let-dead-bury-dead.html). What legitimate reasons withhold you from following Christ. Following Christ is a life long commitment. You don’t begin and then stop, you go on. To follow Christ must produce a harvest and if you don’t stay engaged and follow through then you will not produce the much more fruit of John 15. It takes staying power. Like Eugene Peterson said it is about long obedience in the same direction. To follow Christ is an everyday, everywhere I go activity. It is living a live wherein my following of Christ is integrated in every part of my life. Every activity and thought is about Him and His kingdom.
- Jesus said if you follow me just remember I am homeless. Jesus was not making a home in this earth, his life here was not about achieving comfort but about doing the will of His Father. Jesus did have times of comfort, it was not that comfort is wrong but it is not His highest value. This man may have wanted to fulfill the oldest son’s duty to bury the father, to be near the father in order to obtain an inheritance, or to remain near the body of his father for up to one year to rebury the bones, a practice of some Jews at the time. In any event, Jesus’ answer makes clear that this request would have involved putting tradition or the disciple’s own desires ahead of serving Jesus. But who are “the dead” whom Jesus referred to as being the ones to bury their own dead? The word dead is used in this passage in two different senses. It is apparently a paradox and is used very effectively. The Jews used the word dead often to express indifference toward a thing or to express that something has no influence over us. To be dead to the law (Romans 7:4), to be dead to sin (Romans 6:11), means that the law and sin have no influence or control over us. We are free from them and act as though they are not. (https://www.gotquestions.org/let-dead-bury-dead.html). What legitimate reasons withhold you from following Christ. Following Christ is a life long commitment. You don’t begin and then stop, you go on. To follow Christ must produce a harvest and if you don’t stay engaged and follow through then you will not produce the much more fruit of John 15. It takes staying power. Like Eugene Peterson said it is about long obedience in the same direction. To follow Christ is an everyday, everywhere I go activity. It is living a live wherein my following of Christ is integrated in every part of my life. Every activity and thought is about Him and His kingdom.